Metal filing-cabinet.



L. SENGE. METAL FILING CABINET. APPLIGATION FILED JANS, 1910.

Patented 0011.111910.

I n. sar ra LIBORIUS SENG-E, OF CRESCENT SPRINGS, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR '10 THE GLOBE- WERNICKE COMPANY, 0F CINCINNATI, OHIO,

Specification of Letters Patent.

METAL FILINGeCABINET.

Patented Oct. 11, 1910.`

Application filed January 8, 1910. Serial No. 537,026.

citizen of the United States, residing at Crescent Springs, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metal F iling-Cabinets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference 'being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of thisspecitication. l

My4 invention relates to filing cabinets for the reception of drawer files of any of the various kinds such asletter or index files, and it has for its object the construction of such cabinets from. sheet metal in a simple and efficient manner.

The novelty of my invention will be hereinaftermore fully set forth and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective View of a cabinet embodying my invention andv containing compartments for four vertical .letter file drawers, two of the drawers being in place, a third being partly withdrawn,`while the fourth compartment is shown empty. Fig. 2 is a .brokern perspective detail of one of the shelves. Fig. 3 is a broken vertical sectional elevation of the cabinet looking from the front. F ig. 4 is a broken sectional plan View of Fig. 3.

The saine numerals of reference are usedl to indicate identical parts in all the figures.

In its preferred form ofgconstruction the angles as at 3, thus forming a rectangular channel 4L, and having the rear edge turned as at `5 to form a circular channel 6; and a back 7 having both its edges (only one of which is shown in Fig. 4t) bent first at right angles as at 8, and then circularly as at 9 and of sucha size as will lit snugly 'within the circular channel 6 of the sides 1. The shelves 10 (shown in perspective in Fig. 2) have their forward edges bent three times at rightangles as shown at 11', 12 and 13. rThis triple angled front edge is cut away at each side edge 'of the shelf and notch 14 is cut into the shelf at this point "thus forming a projection 15 which is of the same size and fits snugly within the rectangular channel 4 of the front edge of the side 1. At two or more point-s on the side edges of the shelf 10 notches 16 are cutinupairs and the portion of the edge remaining is turned` up as at 17 to form a tongue. The rear edge' of the shelf 10 is turned downwardly and` forwardly as shown by the dotted lines to form a circular portion 18 extending across the back Vapproximately Ithe saine distance as4 the triple angled front edge.

An inner spacing wall 19 is interposed between each pair of shelves and adjacent to each of the side walls 1. These inner spacing walls 19 have their upper and lower edges turned outwardly as shown at 20 and 21 Fig. 3, the turned out portions 21 being perforated to receive the tongues 17 and with the portions 20 being'turned out a distancesullicient to produce a snug fit. in the rectangular channel 4 of the side 1.

If desired a suitable shelf guide 22 maybe secured to or held in place by the inner wall4 19 and also if desired a suitable antifriction' shelf roller 23 may be secured to the lower edge of the inner wall 19.

To assemble the cabinet the telescoping circular parts 5 and 9 of the sides and back 1 and 7 are brought into engagement with each other and these parts then inverted, after which the top shelf 10, also inverted, is inserted so that the projections 15 engage the rectangular channels 4t of the sides 1 and the shelf 1.0 is brought to the position it is to front occupy permanently. The inner walls 19 are next inserted and brought into engagement next shelf 1() is inserted and engaged as be-IT fore described, its tongues 17 passing throughvi the apertures in inner walls 19. Proceeding next with the engagement of the next pair of inner walls 19, then the next shelf 10 and so on until all of the shelves and inner walls have been properly inserted and engaged.' The last step in the assembling of the cabinet proper is the insertion of spacers 24 between the inwardly and upwardly turned bottom edgef28 of the side 1 and the last inserted shelf 10;' and the securing in place of these spacers 24 by any suitable screws 25 After thus having secured all of the parts of the cabinet in place as just described the cabinet is turned over to its correct position and a suitable top 26 is set in place and secured by screws 27.

it will be seen from the above that l have the combination of side Walls, a rear Wall,-

i produced a cabinet constructed of the fewest permitting the cabinets lto be arranged side by side With no waste room between any two of them.

It will further be observed that the main parts of the cabinet are assembled and retained in place Without the use of a single rivet or bolt and further that the only fastening means employed, other than the in terlocking and tongued portions described,

are the small screws 25 `for retaining the spacers 24 in place, and the screws 27 for retaining` the top v26, and even these screws may bedispensed With and the partslast 1'e-' ferred to be held in place by interlocking portions 5similar to those-employed in the other parts of the cabinet, and that even the antifriction rollers l23, when the same Aare employed, may be attached Without the use of rivets and in a similar manner.

Having thus fully described my invention l claim:

1. In a. cabinet of the 'character described, the combination of side Walls,l a rear Wall, an integral telescoping connection between the edges of said rear Wall and the-rear edges of said side Walls, shelves maintained in place partly by the front edges of' said side Walls and partly by inner spacing "Walls, and inner spacing Walls maintained in place partly by said shelves and partly by the front edges ot' said side walls, substantially as described.

2. In a cabinet of the character described,

'an integral telescoping connection between inner spacing Walls maintained in the edges of said rear Wall and the rear edges of said side Walls, shelves maintained in place partly by the `iront edges of said side Walls and' partly by inner spacing Walls,

inner spacing Walls maintained, in place partly by said shelves and partly bythe` front edges of said sidewalls, and a toppiece attached to the upper part of the cabinet to improve the-,appearance of the nished cabinet, substantially asgescribed.

3. In ap-cabinet ofthe character described,

the combination of side Wallsfa rear Wall,

an integral telescoping connection between the edgesof said rear lWall and the rear edgesof said. side Walls, shelves maintained in place partly by the front edges of'said side walls and lpartly by inne'rV spacing Walls, inil ,Y

ner spacing Walls maintained in pla/eje partly, `b`y said shelves'and partly by the fnt edgesof said side Walls, and spacers inserted between the bottom shelf and the bottfn ofthe side Walls to raise sai'd bottom shelffrom the bottom edges of said side Walls, substantially as described.

4. In a cabinet of the character described,

the combination of side Walls, a rear, Wall,

. an integral telescoping connection betweenA the edges of said rear Wall and -the rear.

edges of said side Walls, shelves maintained in place partly by the front edges of said side Walls and partly by inner spacing Wilills, p ace partly by said shelves and partly by the front edges .of said side Walls, spacers inserted between the bottom shelf and the bottom of the side Walls to raise sa'id bottom shelf from the bottom edge of said side Walls, and a top .piece attached to' the-upper j part of the cabinet to improve the appear ance of the finished cabinet, substantially as described. l

LieoRiUs salvan. n Witnesses: I

' WALTER S. PARKS,

C. 'DIEHLYA 

